China’s communist regime has moderate to heavy influence over 40 percent of European businesses acquired by Chinese companies in the last decade, research has found.Datenna, a Dutch consulting firm specializing in screening Chinese investments, looked at data for hundreds of European companies that have sold most or all of their shares to Chinese firms to find out how much influence the Chinese state has over the companies as a shareholder.The data is presented as the China–EU FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) Radar—an interactive map that illustrates levels of state influence.The FDI Radar, based on Datenna’s analysis of the acquisitions’ ultimate...